Description
Through a combination of practical guidance, interactive exercises, and skill-building activities, participants will develop the confidence and competence needed to provide meaningful support and guidance to their peers, ultimately enhancing the overall impact and outcomes of peer support initiatives within their communities. The training, “Peer Mentor Training: The Impact of Lived Experience” will incorporate experiences of working with racialized individuals and marginalized communities.
This course aims to equip peer mentors with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their roles by focusing on three key areas: strategic planning, emotional intelligence, and mentoring skills. The training culminates in opportunities for peer mentors to actively engage in mentoring, allowing them to apply what they have learned. Additionally, the course emphasizes the importance of self-care to ensure peer mentors can effectively support their mentees while maintaining their own well-being.
By focusing on these areas, the course provides a comprehensive framework for peer mentors to develop and enhance their skills, ultimately enabling them to make a positive impact on their mentees’ professional, social, and personal development.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the process of strategic planning through goal setting, time management and effective learning habits and techniques.
- Develop emotional intelligence by understanding self-awareness, self-regulation, sources of motivation, empathy and social skills.
- Apply mentoring skills though the practice of active listening, engaging conversations, and constructive feedback.
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for professionals working in group homes, youth services, justice, mental health, live-in treatment programs, multi-service agencies, and young parent organizations. It is also beneficial for those supporting newcomers or seeking to enhance peer support skills, as well as organizations aiming to strengthen their peer support initiatives.
Course Dates & Format
May 27 & 28, 2026, 1:00pm – 4:00pm ET
This is a 6-hour training. This course consists of two 3-hour interactive virtual sessions using Zoom.
Instructor:
Olusola Olumogba
Olusola is an entrepreneur, non-profit founder, community leader, professional football scout and speaker. He runs two organizations. The first is a platform that connects athletes, agents, coaches, and trainers, for which he was honoured with the Top 30 Under Thirty Award by Sports Launch Magazine in 2014. Olusola’s second venture is his non-profit which has supported close to 400 formerly incarcerated individuals with resources and job opportunities to get back on their feet. Olusola is a Critical Period Interventionist for individuals with high-risk behavior and those impacted by street-level activity. He regularly speaks at schools, halfway houses, and prisons.
Olusola has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Media Studies from the University of Western Ontario as well as a YouthREX Critical Youth Work: Bridging Theory and Practice Certificate completed at York University. He is a former collegiate athlete, Sports Professional, and has also held several leadership positions at non-profit organizations throughout his career.
Training Fee
Member Fee: $195.00 + $25.35 (HST) = $220.35
Non-Member Fee: $235.00 + $30.55 (HST) = $265.55
Group Registration: Save 20% off individual fee with group registration of 4 or more participants. Download the group registration form HERE.
Continuing Education Information
Licensing boards and professional organizations will grant Continuing Education credits for attendance at their discretion when participants submit the course outline and certificate.
In-Service
This is available as an in-person or virtual in-service training and customized to suit your needs.
